I Have To Feel What I'm Writing,

Fear Bespeaks Of Wisdom. Recognition Of Responsibility.

It Is One Thing To Lead By Example With Half A Dozen Soldiers At Your Back. It Is Wholly Another With Ten Thousand.

Any Reasonable Ruler Would Have The Expectation And The Demand The Other Way Round.

Kallor Said: "i Walked This Land When The T'lan Imass Were But Children. I Have Commanded Armies A Hundred Thousand Strong. I Have Spread The Fire Of My Wrath Across Entire Continents, And Sat Alone Upon Tall Thrones. Do You Grasp The Meaning Of This?" "yes," Said Caladan Brood, "you Never Learn."

Children Were Meant To Be Gifts. The Physical Manifestation Of Love Between A Man And A Woman. And For That Love All Manner Of Sacrifice Could Be Borne.